Bob Vazquez, known to everyone as Bobby V, completed his seventh
season at Cal State Northridge in 2013-14 as Assistant Athletic
Director (Strategic Communications).

Vazquez has worked in college athletics over a span of five
decades starting in 1977 at UC Santa Barbara (1977-83), Stanford
University (1983-2007) and now at Cal State Northridge
(2007-present).

Vazquez oversees the publicity efforts of the Matador's
19-sports intercollegiate athletic program, with a main emphasis on
men's basketball, women's water polo and the CSUN website
(www.gomatadors.com). In addition, Vazquez is a member of the Cal
State Northridge Hall of Fame Committee, and Matadors Mentors
(advising students at CSUN).

Vazquez worked nearly 24 years as Media Relations Director
(Athletics, 1983-2007) at Stanford University where he was a
recipient of 20 press guide awards by CoSIDA (College Sports
Information Directors of America). Vazquez also served as
co-SID.

While at Stanford University, Vazquez served as media
coordinator at numerous NCAA National and Regional Tournaments as
well as many Pac-12 Championships. Vazquez also served on
Stanford's Hall of Fame Committee as well as the annual Academic
Awards committee.

Vazquez, who received a CoSIDA 25-year Award in 2003, spent six
years (1977-83) as Sports Information Director at UC Santa Barbara.
Prior to UCSB, Bob held various positions in the broadcasting
industry (KFMB-TV, KSDO Radio, KPBS-FM Radio) in San Diego. Vazquez
also worked at United Press International.

Vazquez is a member of CoSIDA (College Sports Information
Directors of America), and the United States Basketball Writers
Association (USBWA). He is also a member of the Special Awards
Committee (CoSIDA). Vazquez also is a member of the San Diego State
Alumni Association.

Vazquez was recently named to the public relations staff with the
NCAA's Accelerating Academic Success Program at Cal State
Northridge.

Vazquez also is a member of "Campus Communicators" at CSUN, an
informal group of more than 50 colleagues representing all
divisions of the University to help build consistent and cohesive
messaging, and collaborating on social media applications,
branding, and web communications, among other initiatives.

Vazquez, who worked as a public relations assistant at the 1984
Summer Olympics, is a 1972 graduate of San Diego State University
with a B.S. Degree in Radio/Television Journalism.